After all, the guy was in the business circle in the capital. Although he had never had the opportunity to meet the richest man like Fu Yong, he had heard of his name.
When he heard someone talking about Fu Yong outside just now, he paid special attention to it. And those who can follow Fu Yong must also be wealthy.
The guy wasn't stupid either. So many people were surrounding the door just now, but he didn't lead them inside.
Fu Yong and others were also curious about what the clock made by Master Sun Xian looked like, so they quickly followed the clerk in. Sun Xian is a well-known mechanical master in the Ming Dynasty. Fu Yong and others were very excited to see a clock made by him.
When you walk into the back of the shop, you immediately see a small courtyard, which is not only spacious and bright, but also has rockeries, running water, and fish ponds. All locations are designed to rely on the scenery, and have an elegant feel that blends into the natural environment.
"Dear guests, please take a seat and rest for a while. I will go get the things now." The waiter said to everyone, and then motioned to the maid beside him to serve tea.
"Here" someone was surprised and said hesitantly, "Why does it look like the small courtyard of Jiaofangsi?"
"You went to Jiaofangsi to have a tea party, and you came here to see the treasures. It's the same thing," someone joked with a smile.
But Fu Yong thought more than the two of them. Since a clock tower can appear in the academy, it means that the clock must be related to the academy, and the clock is made by a mechanical workshop. Fu Yong's mind immediately appeared in Han Du's mind.
Hearing the two people's teasing, Fu Yong smiled slightly and interrupted them, "Okay, today we are here to see Master Sun Xian's treasure. It's best not to mention anything else. Otherwise, if others find out, they will just think We don’t understand the importance.”
The two of them immediately fell silent upon hearing this, smiled awkwardly, and stopped talking nonsense.
At this time, the waiter also came over with a carved nanmu box.
Although the box is very exquisite and the materials are very sophisticated, Fu Yong and others have seen too many such things, so it did not cause any waves.
The clerk placed the box on the stone table and slowly opened it, "Please take a look."
A palm-sized clock with a round surface and a golden body appeared in front of everyone.
"This is called a pocket watch. You can put it in your pocket. When you want to check the time, take it out. Then you can open it with a light buckle. You can also put it in your pocket and carry it around. There is a gold chain here. You can hang it on your clothes, you don’t have to worry about it falling off, it’s very convenient.”
"This pocket watch is entirely made of gold, and it was made by Master Sun Xian himself. It is very suitable for your status."
When the clerk opened the box, several people fell in love with the pocket watch at first sight.
I don’t know why, but these wealthy businessmen just like golden things, even the color of gold, they like it very much.
As the clerk introduced, he showed them how to use the pocket watch, what each hand on the pocket watch represents, how to read to determine the time, etc.
The more people watch it, the more they like it.
Fu Yong's palms itched and he asked, "Can we take a look?"
"Of course." The clerk handed the pocket watch to Fu Yong generously.
Fu Yong followed the example shown by the waiter and tried it himself. When he was done, he closed the lid, weighed it in his hands, and immediately frowned.
"Your weight shouldn't be gold, right?"
Too light.
The clerk chuckled and explained, "My guest doesn't know. This pocket watch is not solid. It has a very complex mechanical structure inside. Otherwise, how could the pointer keep turning on its own? You can put it to your ear and listen." You can hear the sound of mechanical collision inside."
After hearing this, Fu Yong immediately put his pocket watch to his ear and listened carefully. Sure enough, I could hear the very rhythmic sound of "tick-tick-tick" coming from inside very clearly. With a sigh on my face, I raised the pocket watch, looked at the sun, and then put it down, "It is indeed Master Sun's handiwork. It is truly a work of art!"
"What's the price?" Fu Yong looked up at the clerk.
The guy didn't make any excuses and said directly, "Ten thousand strings!"
"Ten thousand strings?"
Before Fu Yong could speak, the merchant next to him screamed.
Pointing to the gold watch, he said, "Although this thing of yours is made of gold, even if it is such a big piece of gold, it cannot be worth 10,000 yuan! Do you really think that we are all fools? How dare you set a price like this."
Faced with the merchant's scolding, the clerk didn't get angry at all. Instead, he looked at the merchant with a smile.
After the other party finished scolding, he continued, "This guest is right. Even such a large piece of gold cannot be worth ten thousand pounds. But the guest must understand that what we sell in this store is not gold, but gold watches." .Can gold measure time? Is a piece of gold qualified for Master Sun Xian to take action?"
"Even if you are like this, you are not worth 10,000 yuan." The merchant was betrayed by his assistant, and he knew that he was in the wrong. He felt a little lack of confidence.
"Whether it's worth ten thousand dollars depends on what you think, sir." The clerk narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"What do you think? No matter what I think, it's not worth ten thousand yuan." The merchant rolled his eyes and quickly shook his head with a sigh.
The clerk was well prepared and said, "You may have seen that the highest price of the clock outside has been sold to 5,000 guan. If this gold watch also sells for 5,000 guan, what is the difference between it and the ones outside?"
"I see you also have this kind of pocket watch outside." The merchant immediately retorted.
"But there is no one made by Master Sun Xian himself." The clerk refused to give in and immediately said tit for tat, "If nothing else, can you hire Master Sun for ten thousand guan? Moreover, let Master Sun make a gold watch for you with his own hands. ?」
Of course, this was not the first reaction in Fu Yong's mind.
Sun Xian is obsessed with studying machinery, and he doesn't value money at all. Moreover, he owns a stake in a mechanical workshop, and he doesn’t know how many thousands of dollars he will receive every year. How could he go to the appointment for ten thousand dollars?
After listening to the waiter's words, everyone suddenly felt that this ten thousand yuan was not expensive at all. Is this equivalent to spending only 10,000 yuan and having Master Sun personally make something for them? Not only is it worth thousands of dollars, but it also comes with a gold watch?
While other merchants were still hesitant, Fu Yong suddenly figured it out.
He said to the waiter, "It seems that ten thousand guan is not expensive. I want ten."
He looked at the waiter with a smile and said, "You should know who I am, right? Tell your shopkeeper, I will buy ten and deliver them to my home."
Ten were sold at once, and the clerk was so surprised that he couldn't recover. When he heard Fu Yong's words, he quickly bowed and said with a smile, "Of course, you are the famous Fu Yong, right? Don't worry, I will tell the shopkeeper to deliver it to your house when you get back."
"What a coincidence. There are exactly ten gold watches in this batch, and there is not one more."
Ten gold watches are equivalent to one hundred thousand coins, and the reward alone can make the guy rich instantly. The clerk happily went in and informed the shopkeeper. He had never thought that he could sell the gold watch so quickly, otherwise he would have told the shopkeeper that a big customer was coming.
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